There are 28,417 parcels of land in Yarra. But not every piece of land can have housing on it. Of these parcels, 704 are on civic land like schools, hospitals, or train stations where development is challenging. Another 4,827 are in zones that do not development. Finally 1,240 properties have already been developed with more than 1 unit, making re-development difficult.
That leaves 21,646 that are available for development. The size of these lots is 5,203,901 square meters, or 260 MCGs worth of space to build housing.
Out of the 21,646 lots available for development, 16638 are covered under a heritage overlay, restricting the ability to build new housing. In total, heritage covers 76.864086 of the usable lots in Yarra. This is above the Melbourne average of 6.218144.
| Number of properties | Area (sqm) | Share of properties that are heritage | Share of land that is heritage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Already developed | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 489 | 514,815 | 35% | 37% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 897 | 869,721 | 65% | 63% |
| Civic land | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 315 | 2,010,402 | 44% | 31% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 400 | 4,395,204 | 56% | 69% |
| Commercial only | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 2,031 | 914,359 | 47% | 55% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 2,324 | 757,116 | 53% | 45% |
| General residential | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 3,580 | 676,451 | 73% | 63% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 1,347 | 403,779 | 27% | 37% |
| Industrial | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 277 | 244,629 | 88% | 88% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 38 | 33,765 | 12% | 12% |
| Mixed use | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 453 | 163,803 | 38% | 35% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 754 | 299,674 | 62% | 65% |
| Neighbourhood residential | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 975 | 277,416 | 6% | 8% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 14,536 | 3,382,464 | 94% | 92% |
| Residential Growth | ||||
| Subject to heritage controls | 1 | 314 | 100% | 100% |
| Total | ||||
| Free from heritage controls | 8,120 | 4,801,875 | 29% | 32% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 20,297 | 10,142,037 | 71% | 68% |
| Total where new housing can be built | ||||
| Free from heritage | 5,008 | 1,117,670 | 23% | 21% |
| Subject to heritage controls | 16,638 | 4,086,231 | 77% | 79% |
Larger lots can be easier to develop, but Melbourne has been sucssessful in developing even on small lots
Yarra population has grown with a percentage change of 10.680057 from 2014 until 2019, where all of Melbourne has grown by 7.216777
Yarra has a density of 4940.30836 (pop/sqkm), which is above the melbourne average of 680.12188.
We could figure out what current zoned capacity is and then figure out what it would be
Most inner LGAs have much better public transport and we could show that
Show how nothing gets built in GRZ.